XML has signed an agreement with ABACUS International, the Asia-Pacific's largest Global Distribution System for a 20 percent equity ownership by ABACUS. The deal is inked in Hong Kong in December 1999.

In the XML-ABACUS relationship, ABACUS provides global business perspective and strong distribution network while XML adds local technical input and development expertise. A key benefit of this partnership is the ability to customize ABACUS/Sabre products through their understanding of the unique language and business workflows and processes in ABACUS markets. This also means a quicker time to market for the products, resulting in a win-win relationship for both companies and their customers.

XML Director, Jeanne Ho said, "We are delighted to be working with ABACUS. They have a very good front-office product, AbacusWhiz, and we in turn have a good mid-and back-office system. With the seamless integration of the three operations, we have a world-class product, AbacusWhiz PowerSuite."

Added Mark Hooper, ABACUS Director, Products, "This acquisition furthers our goal of partnering with technology providers who enable ABACUS to offer a complete portfolio of localized solutions supported by global technology. AbacusWhiz PowerSuite is an example of one such tool for travel agencies requiring a fully automated solution for their entire agency business operations. This product is released in English with a Chinese version currently in pilot testing. We will continue to work with XML and synergize our efforts to develop innovative products for our subscribers."

PowerSuite Version 2.1.1 installs at the Vocational Training Council Hong Kong Technical College (Chai Wan)

Sep 2000

XML plays a supportive role to the Hong Kong travel industry. PowerSuite version 2.1.1 installs at the Vocational Training Council Hong Kong Technical College (Chai Wan) for their 2000-2001 Syllabus for Higher Diploma in Travel & Tourism, a 3-year educational program for students who prepare themselves to develop a career in the travel industry.

XML Exhibits at the 2000 ABACUS International Subscriber Conference (AISC) at the Hong Kong International Convention Centre

Oct 2000

XML has exhibited the latest business solutions at the third "ABACUS International Subscriber Conference" (AISC) at the Hong Kong International Convention Centre where 850 delegates from 19 ABACUS markets across Asia-Pacific turnout. AISC is a regional event hosted by ABACUS every two years. ABACUS and its business partners will promote their latest business solutions and services to all delegates.

XML Wins the HKITCC Certificate of Merit in Technological Achievement in Year 2000 Hong Kong Awards for Industry

Nov 2000

The Hong Kong Awards for Industry is an annual Award Scheme established in 1989 to recognize and encourage excellence, as well as to promote successful practices and strategies in different aspects of industrial performance.

XML has participated in this Award Scheme. 9 outstanding companies out of the 44 participating companies have been selected into the third and the final round of the contest. XML wins the HKITT Certificate of Merit in Technological Achievement. The prize presentation holds at the Hong Kong International Convention Centre with the Opening Speech by the Financial Secretary - the Honorable Donald Tsang J.P.

HKITCC Certificate of Merit in Technological Achievement

XML Sponsored & Developed ‘We Love HK’ Website

Apr 2003

In response to the Tourism Coalition initiative to combat the disruption to Hong Kong economy caused by SARS, XML has sponsored & developed the ‘We Love HK’ website - a platform for travel agents, hotels, airlines and other retailers to post different offering to Hong Kong residents and encourage spending locally. Participants can register online to update their own offering anytime, anywhere.

XML Launches PowerConnect

Jun 2003

XML launches PowerConnect to boost productivity for small to medium size travel agencies. PowerConnect is hosted in solution centre. What the agencies require is just a workstation with internet access for their daily operations from booking fulfillment, documents issuance, settlement, payment and reporting.

To cope with the increment of tour package business, XML launches PowerConnect Tour to facilitate travel agencies to streamline their tour bookings management and online distribution. We are honored to deploy PowerConnect Tour to Helen Wong’s Tours in Australia. PowerConnect Tour is a bowser based solution ranging from tour service content management, pricing mark-up, order reservation, tour operations arrangement, settlement, payment and reporting.

XML Launches Integrated Desktop

Sep 2004

In order to save turnaround time and improve booking quality, XML invented a brand-new solution – Integrated Deskeop for front line travel consultants to manage corporate customer reservations. By adopting the Integrated Desktop, travel consultants are able to work in a unified environment to handle complex itinerary process in easy & simple steps. With the modular architecture, it is flexible to add-on various modules to cater business needs. Front line productivity has been improved nearly 50% since the solution deployment.

XML Sponsored & Developed the official "We Care for South Asia" Website

Dec 2005

In response to the Tourism Coalition initiative to rebuild tourism businesses in areas hit by the Indian Ocean Tsunami, XML has sponsored & developed the official ‘We Care for South Asia’ website - a platform for travel agents, hotels, airlines and other merchants to post different fundraising and tourism-recovery initiatives. Participants can register online to update their own charitable activities anytime, anywhere.

XML Participated in Abacus Seminar 2005

Nov 2005

XML demonstrated the leading solutions PowerConnect and Integrated Desktop at Abacus Seminar 2005 in Hong Kong. The seminar is a very successful one with over 450 delegates attending the event.

Banking on the market potential in Singapore & Taiwan, XML established branch offices in both locations in Q2 2005.

Both offices will play an intimate role in gathering local requirements, speeding up solution deployment and providing better support to local customers.

Today, our world-class mid & back-office system-PowerSuite is running in hundreds of workstations in Singapore. In Taiwan, we provide a suite of travel solution to both large and small size travel agencies, including Internet Booking Engine-WebConnect and localized PowerSuite. PowerSuite has been deployed in few hundreds of workstations. For WebConnect, it has been launched in many remarkable travel agents to generate leads around the clock.

PowerSuite 241 Comes to Market

May 2006

We are happy to announce the release of PowerSuite 241. The latest version will be deployed in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

More comprehensive features have been added in the PowerSuite 241, which includes the merging of various market specific customized versions. Interface has been built for extracting and transferring AirPlus credit card transactions as well as corporate booking features and functionalities. Moreover, PowerSuite 241 incorporates Simplified Chinese language capability for the China market development.

XML Speaks in ITE Workshop

Jun 2006

XML has been invited to be the speaker to providing practical tips for handling corporate travel in the workshop of ITE M.I.C.E 2006.

We have highlighted Internet has changed the way of making corporate travel arrangement. Both corporate and travel agent are able to make use of Internet to handling corporate travel more effectively during the whole travel process from shopping, reservation, fulfillment, on trip and even post trip.

"Corporate should include information support element in travel management procurement process in order to receive better service experience. There is no rigid answer of which channel (Operator assistant channel or Self-service channel) serves best, we recommend corporate to choose the service channel that is most suitable for company environment" said Ms. Jeanne Ho, Director of Excellent Management Limited.

We are happy to announce the release of PowerSuite 270, which has developed to cater the specific needs of China market.

One of the remarkable features to be included in PowerSuite 270 is the hassle-free reporting tool. It specifically gives travel agents the greatest flexibility in extracting data to be shown in the reports, which minimize data massaging effort.

More program enhancements for PowerSuite 270 is in progress and will target to rollout in September 2006.

Lately XML business development team has visited Beijing Abacus office to introduce more solutions and explore business opportunity in China market.

XML Participated Abacus Product Seminar 2006

Dec 2006

XML introduced our total suite of web technology and centralized workspace solution at Abacus Seminar 2006 at the Hong Kong Marco Polo Hotel in Nov. The seminar was very successful with over 300 delegates attending the event.

Delegates are interested in our leading solutions - CRM Solution and Integrated Desktop, which aim at new business acquisition and productivity improvement to embrace business growth for agents. Alcatel, our business partner, was present at the event to introduce IP phone solution to delegates. XML Call Centre Solution integrates seamlessly with Alcatel IP phone to further leverage operation efficiency and deliver premier customer service.

PowerConnect Standard Landed in China

Apr 2007

PowerConnect Standard has landed in China in Q1 2007.

PowerConnect Standard is a travel industrial booking system that streamlines and automates the travel agency's front, mid and back office operations from bookings, documents issuance, settlement, payment to reporting. It has been rolled-out in Hong Kong since 2003 and is well received among medium and boutique size travel agencies. To meet the China market requirements, we have enriched the functionalities of PowerConnect Standard with Inventory and Refund management.

Mr. Xu Bin, General Manager of SHA ShengHang Business Co. Ltd. is satisfied with PowerConnect Standard solution. "It is simple to learn and use. The interface is user-friendly. Inventory management module is practical and it fits our operations requirements. System Setting module allows us to set user control very easily with simple point-and-click."

Travel agents are queuing up to implement PowerConnect Standard in different China cities because they see huge benefit of the operations efficiency gain.

XML was invited to speaking "The practical guide for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) success" at the 7th Abacus International Conference (AIC) 2007, held this September in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. AIC is a bi-annual premier conference hosted by Abacus to their top performing travel agents and travel industry partners.

Being the leading travel technology solutions provider in Asia Pacific, XML have shared our knowledge about CRM and its best practices for travel agencies. "In today's increasingly competitive marketplace, more and more organizations are turning to CRM as a means of driving company performance. Many of these organizations wrongly assume that CRM is about technology. In reality, technology is an enabler to CRM." said Ms. Jeanne Ho, Director of Excellent Management Limited.

Delegates were demonstrated with our travel specific CRM solutions that include lead management, e-marketing & sales automation, customer service and analytics & integration. They aim to help travel agents to reduce costs, increase sales, build strong customer relationships of which an effective CRM strategy should provide.

XML Participated Abacus Product Seminar 2007

Nov 2007

XML have showcased our PowerConnect solution and Corporate Booking solution at Abacus Seminar 2007 held at The Hong Kong Marco Polo Hotel in November. The seminar was very successful with over 300 delegates attending the event. We have demonstrated our suite of business solutions to best re-solve the challenges faced by travel agencies today.

As the solution partner of Microsoft, we are pleased to hold the solution showcase in the Microsoft 2008 Launch Wave. Over 2,000 delegates gathered at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre for the product launch of Windows ServerR 2008, Visual StudioR 2008, and SQL ServerR 2008 on 8th April, 2008.

At the XML solution showcase, we have exchanged business ideas with participants as well as demonstrated our suite of travel solutions, including Abacus PowerSuite, PowerConnect and B2B / B2C Booking Engine that run on the Microsoft latest technology. "Bringing us development flexibility and security enhancements, the new Windows Server and SQL server technologies are helping us continue to improve our solutions for the fast-evolving travel industry, says Aldous Yuen, Director/Technical Consultant of XML.

To further leverage the Windows ServerR 2008 and SQL ServerR 2008, we are planning to enhance Abacus PowerSuite with customized reporting and to improve the security of our PowerConnect solution.

XML always keep our fingers on the pulse of technology advancement and market change. Being one of the certified partners of Microsoft, we are happy to announce that our latest Abacus PowerSuite version 3.1 has been qualified to run on the Windows 7 platform. MS Windows 7 is the latest operations system to simplify the users' daily tasks in personal computers.

Abacus PowerSuite 3.1 has been released to market in Q3 2009 to empower travel agencies with a fully integrated front, mid and back office solution. It further simplifies agency management and automates their operations to improving profitability.

Banking on the market potential of Indonesia, XML has set-up a support centre in Jakarta to provide better customer services to our clients. Currently, our team is responsible for Abacus PowerSuite implementation for travel agencies as well as on-going technical and customer support.

Looking ahead, we will coordinate with local team to introduce suite of solutions that facilitate our clients to achieve higher growth, productivity and efficiency.

Combined with state-of-the-art data visualization and interactivity, the new Abacus PowerSuite provides an integrated platform that yield greater business insight. The dynamic business dashboards provide easy-to-use access to enterprise data and help business executives to understand organizations' health at a glance that optimize decision-making.

Real-time access of data is crucial in decision making. With the new Business Dashboard, managers, executives and business users can intuitively flip through many different perspectives of corporate performance through a range of insightful data visualizations such as key performance indicators (KPIs), tables, graphs, trend indicators, gauges and many more. It minimizes the latency between event and decision point as comparing with the classic analytic tools and reporting. Management can quickly and easily identifies problems and diagnoses root causes as well as makes business decisions decisively.

Moreover, the new Abacus PowerSuite unifies all points-of-sales activities to streamline the end-to-end operations for improving agency's productivity. It has been tightly integrated with Abacus Whiz, customer profiles as well as air and ancillary products. It improves the front office operations in fare enquiry handling and quotation preparation, which counted for 70% of travel consultants spent daily. Booking quality can be enforced with travel policies, entitlement, to personal preferences checking upon booking creation.

Want to know more about how the enhanced Abacus PowerSuite helps you in gaining competitive advantage? Call us now!

Growing Penetration of Abacus PowerSuite

Jan 2011

Facing the growing travel booking in 2010, productivity gains and operations efficiency are essential for travel agencies. Abacus International announced the highest Abacus PowerSuite growth markets last year, they are Indonesia, Malaysia and China.

Abacus PowerSuite has been the first choice front-to-back-office solution for agencies since market launch in a decade ago. In 2010, we have upgraded the solution with business dashboard and on-demand reporting to facilitate management to make timely decisions and improve business performance.

B2B customers are able to access the fare solution in agency platform for easy fare enquiry and comparison. Quotation facility is also available to facilitate agencies to servicing her customers. Sub-agents can shoot the fare quotation with terms & conditions in a minute to their customers for selection. Service quality has been improved while turnaround time has been shortened.

FareConnect has been deployed in market for years. It has been used as an in-house fare system. It provides a comprehensive yet user-friendly platform for travel consultants to compare fares and provide timely and accurate fare quotation to customers. Four Seas Tours leverages this platform and extends the benefits to her sub-agents and retail customers.

Abacus International and Excellent Management Limited (XML) are proud to announce to launch the 1st customized customer profile application (app) for Abacus Workspace, the next generation point-of-sale solution. The new app has been up-and-running in all Abacus Workspace terminals of Kuoni India.

With reference of the mobile apps stores concept, authorized third party developers can build travel agency applications and put in "Sabre Red Apps Centre" to share or sell to travel agencies. Travel agencies will be able to utilize different apps to improve their productivity and provide better service to customers. Apps can range from quality control tools to travel management tools such as customer profile and policy management, agency wholesaler content integration or a customised travel desktop.

Abacus, together with Kuoni India, XML and Sabre, views the collaboration as a great success and milestone in technology advancement for the travel industry in Asia. "We are thrilled to be a part of this partnership. Riding on the revolutionary business model in the travel industry, companies can leverage technology to bring greater values to travel agencies that truly fit their needs to stay ahead of the competitive business environment." said Aldous Yuen, Director, XML

We have showcased our latest Dynamic eService mobile platform in Abacus Seminar 2012 at The Langham Hotel last week. The seminar was very successful with over 250 delegates attending the event.

Our latest mobile booking engine is a new platform to facilitate agencies to capture on-the-go bookings. The booking engine is mobile-friendly designed and compatible with both iOS 5 and Android mobile platform. Together with the in-house and online booking channels, we offer multi-touch points for travel agencies to deliver unique and compelling shopping experience to their customers 7 x 24.

To support the travel agencies' marketing and promotion strategies, Dynamic eService has been equipped with a simple yet powerful content management module for travel agencies to customise their websites' look-and-feel at their finger tips without any technical knowledge.

Banking on the growing trend of MICE business, we offer an add-on MICE module for travel agencies to servicing their event participants as well. Dynamic eService is a comprehensive e-business solution to facilitate travel agencies to servicing different customer segments including retail customers, sub-agents, corporates and even MICE customers.

Want to know how can Dynamic eService help to optimise your e-business? Please feel free to reach us at 852-2830 8311 for details.

We have launched Abacus PowerSuite Web Mid Office, an extension of Abacus PowerSuite solution that further streamlines front & mid office operations for travel consultants with access of selected functionalities that suit their operations' needs.

With user-friendly and streamlined workflow design, up to 30% workflow improvement can be achieved in a-la-carte travel services bookings handling for retail customers. For group tour bookings, nearly 50% working steps have been cut-down. Operations efficiency can be optimised.

We have launched latest Abacus PowerSuite Web Mid Office for Shiny Holiday's front and mid office operations. Shiny Holiday was a newly opened tour agency with business focus on group tours and FIT packages which servicing retail customers.

Abacus PowerSuite Web Mid Office was our latest solution that launched in Q1. It is an extension of Abacus PowerSuite with selected front and mid office functionalities that suit travel consultants' operation needs.

With mobile-friendly booking engine design, we offer integrated multi-sales channels to deliver unique and compelling shopping experience to customers 7 x 24 to capture on-the-go bookings. Besides flight bookings, we are one of the pioneers to offer pre-defined package bookings in mobile platform to drive more business opportunities for travel agencies.

To facilitate travel agents to better servicing their customers around the clock, we have added a Quick Ticketing module in Dynamic eService. Authorized sub-agents can issue tickets anytime, anywhere in 3 simple steps.

It is a convenient tool for wholesalers to provide better support for their sub-agents, while sub-agents can better servicing their customers to achieve a win-win-win situation. Hong Kong Four Seas Tours is the 1st agent to deploy the Quick Ticketing module.

We have showcased our latest Abacus PowerSuite App and Dynamic eService mobile platform in Abacus Seminar 2014 at The Langham Hotel. The seminar was very successful with over 300 delegates attending the event.

Abacus PowerSuite App is tightly integrated with the new generation POS – Abacus WorkSpace. With single login to Abacus WorkSpace, the PowerSuite App can be launched side-by-side for travel consultants to make booking fulfillment and documents issuance. The built-in task management module facilitates travel consultants to perform quality deadline management resulting in higher customer satisfaction.

To cope with the mobile trend, we have revamped our latest Dynamic eService mobile platform to capture on-the-go bookings, including flights, hotels and packages. It is compatible with both iOS 5 and Android mobile platform and offer a channel for travel agencies to deliver unique and compelling shopping experience to their customers 7 x 24.

Want to know how the Abacus PowerSuite App and Dynamic eService mobile can help optimize your business, please feel free to reach us at 852-2830 8311 for details.

XML Further Enhances Quick Ticketing in Dynamic eService

Feb 2015

Quick ticketing module has been launched in market last year. It facilitates travel agents to servicing customers around the clock that achieves win-win situations for wholesalers and sub-agents.

XML has further enhanced the Quick ticketing module that covers more airlines and fare types. Users are flexible to select desired fare level to issue tickets in 3 simple steps.

Moreover, the Quick ticketing module can be extended for in-house ticketing to better utilize high skillset of ticketing staff. Some simple routing tickets can be issued by travel consultants via simple and web user interface instead of using the cryptic commands. Travel consultants can provide more instant services to customers while training cost can be saved as well.

XML Deploys Abacus PowerSuite App in Dwidaya Tour

Mar 2015

We have launched the latest Abacus PowerSuite App for Dwidaya Tour to her travel consultants’ front & mid office operations. Dwidaya Tour is one of the biggest travel agents in Indonesia, which has more than 60 branches.

Dwidaya Tour has deployed Abacus PoweSuite as her mid & back office solution for years that increased her business efficiency and reduced operations cost. The newly launched front & mid office module further facilitates travel consultants’ in front office operations, which they can create bookings, issue documents, manage documents and trip deadline in intrusive web user interface.

XML Organizes Refreshment Courses to IVE’s Teachers

Apr 2015

Abacus PowerSuite refreshment courses have been conducted to teachers of the Hotel, Service & Tourism Studies Discipline (HoSTS) in Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE). Abacus PowerSuite has been included in the syllabus of HoSTS for years.

New functions of Abacus PowerSuite and market updates have been introduced during the refreshment courses, where teachers can combine those functionalities and theories to prepare training materials for students. Students can get hands-on practices of daily agents’ operations via Abacus PowerSuite that helps them to get competitive advantages in future to work in travel agents.

PowerSuite Web Mid Office Landed in Singapore

Oct 2015

PowerSuite Web Mid Office first launched in market in 2012. This mid office module has been well received in markets. This year, it has been expanded to Singapore. Scenic Travel – the leisure arm of Global Travel Pte. Ltd deployed PowerSuite Mid Office for her counter staff operations.

To facilitate sub-agents to better servicing their customers, we have launched the Mobile Quick Ticketing. Sub-agents can issue tickets for their customers anytime, anywhere in simple steps, even on-the-go.

Mobile Quick Ticketing is designed with mobile-friendly interface with issue tickets and void tickets functions. It is compatible in iOS and Android platform.

New Online Documents Approval in PowerSuite

Dec 2015

To further enhance operations efficiency, we have added a new online documents approval module in PowerSuite.

How it works? Travel consultants can opt for sending email notification to managers to request documents approval while issuing documents in PowerSuite. Managers can click the encrypted link in email to access the online platform to approve / reject those documents. On other hand, travel consultants can issue documents in PowerSuite upon managers’ approval.

The online documents approval module also acts as a ‘To-do-list’ that centralizes all requested documents. Managers can make use of the flexible searching criteria to define documents’ priorities. The online documents approval module is a perfect tool for those managers who always engaged in meetings or in business trips.

The new online documents approval module is available in PowerSuite 660 version.

Asia-Pacific will surpass North America as the largest online travel sales market in the world in 2018. In order to help Hong Kong travel agents to explore more opportunities on digital travel sales, Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong aligned with Sabre Travel Network (Hong Kong) Ltd. to host a seminar for her members on 18th April. We are honored to be invited to speak in the seminar.

Jonathan Fong, Associated Director, Sales of Excellent Management Limited, introduced our latest online solution to participants that helps agents to capture online business anytime, anywhere. The seminar was a successful one with around 90 agents participated.

XML Launches B2B2C Booking Engine

Jun 2016

To facilitate small to medium size travel agents to capture online business, we have launched the turnkey B2B2C booking engine with wholesalers’ air fare content. The booking engine can be plugged into agents’ website where customers can have fare search, reserve seats with PNR creation and online payment in 3 simple steps. With the mobile-friendly design, customers can reserve their preferred flight schedule on-the-go.

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested.

XML Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Jul 2016

Established in 1996, XML turns 20 this year. We have hosted our celebration in Macau on 8th July. We are honored to have senior executives of Sabre Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd to join us for celebration.

We would like to thank all customers and partners for their continued support.

XML Launches Live Chat Support for PowerConnect Customers

Sep 2016

In order to provide better customer support to our PowerConnect customers, we have launched the live chat support channel. Users can click on the live chat icon in PowerConnect login page or home page to enter the chat room to meet our professional customer support team.

Agents welcome the launch of brand new customer support channel, which they can receive instant respond from our team when they encounter usage enquiry. Turnaround time has been greatly improved. In addition to live chat channel, agents can reach us via hotline and email as well.

XML Launches PowerSuite iNet

Nov 2016

To facilitate travel agents to kick-start online business easily, we have launched PowerSuite iNet, which is a cloud based turnkey online booking engine with bundle of travel booking management system. The aim of the solution is to empower agents to have successful online business with integrated and automated travel booking management.

PowerSuite iNet is modern web designed with responsive user interface, search engine friendly and integrated with social media. Customers can book flight, hotel, dynamic package in tablet, mobile and desktop anytime, anywhere. Once the customers spot the hot deals, they can easily share the content in social media platform to attract more business. To further promote agent’s branding, agents can make use of the promotion code setting to set promotion strategy flexibly for targeted customers. All the online bookings made will be automatically captured in PowerSuite / PowerSuite Lite for fulfillment and documents issuance.

Want to start-up your online platform? Call us now! We can make your online booking engine up-and-running in 2 weeks.

Jebsen Travel Ltd. Launches XML B2B Hotel Booking Engine

Dec 2016

Jebsen Travel Ltd. further enriches her B2B online channel for sub-agents to servicing their end customers better. Besides air fares searching and online ticketing, sub-agents can now search and book hotel services in her online booking engine.

The hotel booking engine is simple and easy to use. Riding on the comprehensive hotel information and service room rates options, sub-agents can recommend the best option to their customers in single place. Hotel guaranteed deadline is well-managed that facilitates sub-agents to materialize every business opportunity. Moreover, sub-agents can go online to check booking details and status as well as printing hotel voucher with their own identity.

‘As end-consumers become more demanding, we need to equip our agents to better servicing their customers anytime, anywhere. Online is not just a trend but a must-have strategy for travel agents.’ Jonathan Fong, the Associated Director, Sales of Excellent Management Limited says.

Call us now to plan for your online strategy for 2017.

Sabre APAC Endorsed PowerSuite iNet

Mar 2018

Ride on the successful launch of PowerSuite iNet in markets, Sabre APAC endorsed PowerSuite iNet and rebranded as Sabre eCommerce
Leisure to help agencies to engage with customers 24 hours a day.

The deployment model of Sabre eCommerce Leisure is flexible. Agents can opt to build a website from the ground or hyperlink
the booking engine based on existing website with various choices of service content (flight, hotel,
dynamic package, tour, admission tickets etc). It also tightly integrated with PowerSuite that enable
seamless booking fulfillment to back-end financial reporting.

Sabre APAC will launch the Sabre eCommerce Leisure in the Asia Pacific markets and will be available in other Sabre markets
soon.

XML has been listed as Registered IT service provider in TIC IT Matching Fund

Jun 2018

With the aim to facilitate small and medium size agents to adopt information technology for upgrading productivity and service
quality, Hong Kong government has allocated HK$30 million in the 2018/19 Budget for the Pilot Information
in Technology Development Matching Fund Scheme for travel agents.

XML, has been listed in the registered IT service providers that can facilitate agents to apply the TIC matching fund. In
particular for the 6th round application, the application that relates to E-levy System and / or
strengthening of the cyber security of agent’s IT system will normally be vetted in fast-track mode.
Our PowerSuite Lite and PowerSuite are E-levy ready and with PCI DSS compliance capabilities that
match the requirements. Please feel free to contact us to discuss to see how our solutions can help
to strengthening competitiveness in markets.

The deployment model of PowerSuite iNet Corporate is flexible that counts on no. of corporate account required. Corporate
can set-up profile, travel policy grading, preferred vendors and restrictions easily. All the trips
submission and approval will comply travel policy set. Travel agent can ride on the corporate booking
tool to communicate with corporate customers on ticket issuance deadline with alerts and e-ticket
copy.

Last but not least, all the approved bookings will be captured in PowerSuite for fulfillment and consolidation, while corporate
can have online access of the trip pattern and trip statics that cover trips that made online and
offline channel.

Talk to us if you would like to know more and we can arrange a solution demo.

We are happy to announce today XML achieved the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) from PCI Council for application development and support for ERP solution, cloud based mid office system and online booking engines – PowerSuite, PowerSuite Lite and PowerSuite iNet / Sabre eCommerce Leisure.

Today’s announcement further demonstrates our commitment to payment security technology and information technology security. Being the leading solution vendor in the Asia Pacific region, we are committed to facilitate our travel agents to win competitive advantages and evolve in this ever changing world.

“PCI DSS is crucial for the long term success between XML and our customers. This includes extended and continuous monitoring and identification of threats. XML has a dedicated and professional team to helping our travel agents to drive success. With the attestation of PCI DSS, I believe our customers are more confident to adopt our solutions, which XML is always their trusted partner.” said Aldous Yuen, Director at XML.

Under the Passenger Sales Agency Rules, all IATA Accredited Agencies must ensure its full compliance with the PCI DSS. PCI DSS is a comprehensive card security standard regulated by the world’s leading card associations, that evaluate a payment account data security by assessing the company’s network, software architecture along with its security policies and data protective procedures. This attestation is required by any provider who stores, processes or transmits cardholder data.

XML Launches E-levy Module in PowerSuite Lite

Dec 2018

XML is proud to announce the launch of the new E-levy module in the cloud based mid office system - PowerSuite Lite. With the integration of E-levy system, travel agencies can now generate E-levy stamps automatically through PowerSuite Lite in a flash.

Travel consultants are flexible to indicate which service(s) to be entitled with Levy while Levy service will be automatically created with QR code Stamp generated in seconds upon invoice is fully settled. This levy stamp is adhering to the new industry new standard.

The launch of the E-levy Module demonstrates our commitment to improve our agents’ operational productivity and keep abreast of the industry standard. Being a leading solution vendor in the Hong Kong, we have always been and will continue to facilitate our customers to evolve in this constantly changing world.

Still have question? Please feel free to contact us at 852- 6392 2116 for details.